Oil Pipeline Annual

Detailed information for 2009

This annual survey collects data on the general position of Canadian companies primarily engaged in the gathering and transportation of crude oil and other petroleum products.

• Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s)
• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

This annual survey collects data on the general position of Canadian companies primarily engaged in the gathering and transportation of crude oil and other petroleum products. The survey collects financial, employment, income and balance sheet information as well as engineering and operating statistics.

These data are required for integration into the input-output sector of the Canadian System of National Accounts. Data are intended for use by survey respondents, federal departments and agencies, provincial ministries and authorities, industry associations, industry analysts, the press and the general public to assess trends in the crude oil and petroleum products pipeline sector of the Canadian economy.

Reference period: Calendar year

Subjects

• Business performance and ownership
• Energy
• Financial statements and performance
• Pipelines

Data sources and methodology

Target population

The universe is comprised of all companies classified according to the North American Industry Classification System as operating in Pipeline transportation of crude oil (NAICS 4861) or in Other pipeline transportation (NAICS 4869). The target population is those companies found on Statistics Canada's Business Register classified to NAICS codes 4861 and 4869.

Instrument design

The questionnaires were designed using Statistics Canada questionnaire design standards. The design was done in consultation with the survey's partners. The questionnaire is respondent completed in paper format delivered by mail, fax or in electronic format.

The questionnaires are subject to regular revision to reflect changes in industry classification and information requirements.

Sampling

This survey is a census.

Data are collected for all units of the target population, therefore, no sampling is done.

Data sources

Responding to this survey is mandatory.

Data are collected directly from survey respondents.

The data are collected through a mail-out/mail-back process, while providing respondents with the option of telephone or other electronic filing methods. Follow-up procedures are applied when a questionnaire has not been received after a pre-specified period of time: respondents are phoned or sent a fax to remind them to send their questionnaire in order to maximize the survey response rate.

View the Questionnaire(s) and reporting guide(s) .